Electric-light fixture



June 18, 1929. w. KLEHR ELECTRIC LIGHTF'IXTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet Filied May 15, 1928 INVENTOR BYVl/z'lliam Klein WITNESSES ATTORNEY June 18, 1929. w, KLEHR 1,718,154

v ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE Filed May 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mvENToR j/ WITNESSES Willmm Kleh g BY ATTORN EY Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM KLEHR, FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 EDW. F. CALDWELL & COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC-LIGHT FIXTURE.

Application filed May 15,1928. Serial No. 277,888.

My invention has for its object to provide an electric light fixture having a front reflector with members having adjacent sides spaced behind each other to permit rays of light from a lamp behind the reflector t extend laterally therethrough.

Another object of my invention is to provide a rear reflector,intermediate reflectors and a front reflector with lamps between and at the outer sides of the intermediate reflectors and between thefront and rear reflectors.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of my invention is described.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing my electric light fixture;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan View of Figure 1; and

Figure 4: is a plan view showing a modified form of the invention. I

Various attempts have been made to use indirect lighting but these efl'orts have not been successful in producing an indirect lighting fixture which is artistic in basic design and which may be decorated with good effect. My electric light fixture provides a desired means for indirect lighting, the construction being such that the rays of light will be thrown in a novel manner and the arrangement of parts making possible artistic treatment.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the electric light fixture is for indirect lighting and is provided with a rear reflector 5, two intermediate reflectors 6 and a front reflector 7, the intermediate reflectors 6 being curved and converging in the direction of the front reflector as is best shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. These intermediate reflectors 6 are attached to the sides or borders of the rear reflector 5 at 8, and to these intermediate reflectors 6 the front reflector 7 is secured at 9. Arms 10 connect the intermediate reflectors 6, serving to hold these intermediate reflectors 6 in position relatively to each other and to the rear reflector 5. Lugs 11 connect the intermediate reflectors 6 and the rear reflector 5 as a further means of holding the parts in position. In the rear reflector 5 there is a socket 12 for two electric lamps 13,

one extending upwardly from the socket 12 and the other depending therefrom.

These lamps 13 are disposed between the intermediate reflectors 6, the said intermediate reflectors 6 and the rear reflector 5 serving to diffuse the light from the lamps 13 as will be understood. These light rays will be thrown laterally through the openings 14: :between the sides of the members 15 of the front reflector 7, but the rays of light will also be thrown upwardly and downwardly.

. As has been stated, the front reflector 7 is made up of members 15, the adjacent sides 16 of which are spaced behind each other so that, while the rays of light from the lamps 13 cannot pass forward through the reflector 7, they will be thrown laterally through the openings 14 and against the front of the reflector members 15. The members 15 of the front reflector 7 are held in position by lugs 17, the forward portions of the intermediate reflectors 6 diverging and at the points 9 lugs on members 15 are secured to these intermediate reflectors 6 by which means the front reflector is carried by the said intermediate reflectors. To the rear of the members 15 of the front reflector there are secured lamp sockets 1 8 in which are disposed lamps 19, the rays of light from the lamps 19 passing laterally through adjacent sides of neighboring members 15 and 15 of the front reflector 7 and the rays of light also being thrown rearwardly by the members 15 and 15 of the front reflector 7 against the intermediate reflectors 6 which serves to throw the light laterally and forwardly.

The modified form of the invention shown in Figure 4 of the drawings corresponds in all respects with the invention as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings with the exception that the two intermediate reflectors 6 in Figure 4 come together and are joined at their forward portions to the member 15 of the front reflector 7 at 9.

I claim:

1. In an electric light fixture, a rear reflector, two intermediate reflectors converging outwardly from opposite borders of the rear reflector, a lamp between the intermediate reflectors, a front reflector extending across the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors and laterally beyond the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors, and lamps at the outer sides of the intermediate reflectors and behind the front reflector.

2. In an electric light fixture, a rear reflector, two intermediate reflectors con'verg ing outwardly from opposite borders of the rear reflector, a front reflector extending across the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors and laterally beyond the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors, and lamps at the outer sides of the intermediate reflectors and behind the front reflector.

3. In an electric light fixture, a rear reflector, two intermediate reflectors curving in the direction of each other and outwardly from opposite borders of the rear reflector, a front reflector extending across the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors and extending outwardly and rearwardly beyond the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors, and lamps at the outer sides of the intermediate reflectors and behind .the front reflector.

4. In an electric light fixture, a rear reflector, two intermediate reflectors converging outwardly from opposite borders of the rear reflector, a front reflector having members with their adjacent sides spaced behind each other to permit some of the rays of light to pass laterally through the front reflector, the front reflector extending laterally beyond the forward parts of the intermediate reflectors, and lamps at the outer sides of the intermediate reflectors and behind the front reflector.

5. In an electric light fixture, a reflector, a second reflector disposed in front of the firstmentioned reflector with an outer side of the second-mentioned reflector spaced from the first-mentioned reflector, a lamp disposed between the two reflectors, the second-mentioned reflector having members, each member having a side spaced behind the side of the adjacentinner member to permit rays of light to pass outwardly and laterally through the second-mentioned reflector, rays of light also passing outwardly and laterally between the first and second-mentioned reflectors.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York, this 7 day of May A. D. 1928. I

WILLIAM KLEHR. 

